Mark Maynard | Charles Darwin

Celebrating the life… and evil lies… of Charles Darwin

By Mark | January 28, 2013

Had a vengeful God not struck him down for heresy, the famed naturalist Charles Darwin would be turning 204 years old on February 12, and literate folks around the world are marking the occasion by planning celebrations in his honor. I had forgotten that “Darwin Day” was upon us until earlier this evening, when a [...]

Posted in Other, Religious Extremism, Science, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-science, Christopher Columbus, Columbus Day, creationism, Darwin Day, dino nuggets, Dinosaurs in Eden, evolution, Hitler, humans coexisting with dinosaurs, Kirk Cameron, Mark Chancey, Michigan Skeptics Association, Origin of Species, Phylum Feast, public education, religious fundamentalism, Science, separation of church and state, Texas, Texas Freedom Network, the rapture, threats to public education | 35 Comments

Bob Zmuda on securing Andy Kaufman’s penis with gaffer’s tape prior to his wrestling matches, the origins of Tony Clifton, Andy’s plans to fake his death, and a million other things

By Mark | April 28, 2012

Last night, I listened to Marc Maron’s interview with Andy Kaufman’s old writing partner, Bob Zmuda. My sense is that Maron… who has a brilliant podcast, by the way… found the experience somewhat frustrating, as Zmuda insisted on being evasive about a few things, like the circumstances surrounding Andy’s death, and the question as to [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Crimewave USA, Uncategorized | Also tagged Abraham Lincoln, Andy Kaufman, Andy Kaufman Revealed, Andy Warhol, Ben Franklin, Bessie Smith, Billy Wilder, Bob Zmuda, brilliant comedy, Buckminster Fuller, Carl Sagan, Charlie Chaplin, comedy, FDR, gaffer's tape, George Harrison, Gregory Peck, Harriet Tubman, Houdini, J.D. Salinger, Jack Benny, Joey Ramone, Katherine Hepburn, Kurt Vonnegut, Leonardo Da Vinci, Malcolm X, Marc Maron, Mark Twain, Martin Luther King Jr., Myrna Loy, Nicola Tesla, Norman Wexler, Patrick McGoohan, Peter Falk, Robert Kennedy, Stanley Kubrick, tape, taping down penises, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Pynchon, Tim Carey, Tony Clifton, Woody Allen, Woody Guthrie, wrestling, wrestling women | 13 Comments

How valid were the points of Discovery Channel gunman James Lee?

By Mark | September 2, 2010

Putting aside for a moment what he did, which was clearly wrong, I’m curious to know if people feel as though James Lee, the fellow who was killed yesterday, after taking hostages at the offices of the Discovery Channel, had a valid point. For those of you who haven’t been following along, it seems as [...]

Posted in Environment, Media | Also tagged Discovery Channel, Duggar family, environmental terrorism, epic breeders, eugenics, extinction, false heroics, hostage situation, human sterilization, infertility, James Lee, Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, Octomom, overpopulation, parasitic human infants, Theodore Kaczynski, Thomas Malthus, TLC, Unabomber | 22 Comments

It’s my birthday, and I’ll blog if I want to

By Mark | February 11, 2010

So far, I’ve had a pretty good birthday. Linette and Clementine made me panna cotta and presented me with a new, smaller, faster computer. Lots of friends and family called and wrote. And, most importantly, I haven’t been visited by the death bear. Oh, and I had lunch with my friend Pete at my favorite [...]

Posted in Mark's Life | Also tagged being cast aside for tofu, being the meat in a crazy bread sandwich, birthdays, butter chicken, chance meetings, Charles Maynard, crazy bread sandwich, death bear, friends who spend time with you out of guilt, Glenn Beck, Jerry Springer, Jesus Lizard, Laughing Hyenas, Mahek, Muhammad Ali, overalls, panna cotta, Pete Larson, Spider Man | 10 Comments

Kirk Cameron vs. Darwin

By Mark | September 28, 2009

Former child actor Kirk Cameron, has, in recent years, made a name for himself in the world of evangelical Christianity as a staunch defender of what non-scientists on the outer fringes of reality call Creation Science. In this role, he generally appears alongside a fellow named Ray Comfort, who operates something known as Living Waters [...]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged accusations of being gay, anti-science, Bible, call to action, Canton, Creation Museum, creationism, Creationism Science, Diag, flash mob, Hitler, Kirk Cameron, literal interpretation of the Bible, New Hope Church, People Magazine, Ray Comfort, Rick roll, Science, Scientology, She Blinded Me with Science, Skip Tilton, The Origin of Species, Thomas Dolby | 69 Comments

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Celebrating the life… and evil lies… of Charles Darwin

Bob Zmuda on securing Andy Kaufman’s penis with gaffer’s tape prior to his wrestling matches, the origins of Tony Clifton, Andy’s plans to fake his death, and a million other things

How valid were the points of Discovery Channel gunman James Lee?

It’s my birthday, and I’ll blog if I want to

Kirk Cameron vs. Darwin

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